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IRCT20200408046998N1 IRCT 2020-12-30 Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore Evaluate the effect of Health Education on Knowledge, Attitude and Perception Regarding Cervical Cancer and its Screening among Women of Rural Areas of Punjab Impact of Health Education on Knowledge, Attitude and Perception Regarding Cervical Cancer and Screening Uptake among Women in Rural Areas of Punjab, Pakistan 2020-09-20 anticipated 290 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/47054 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Education/Guidance, Randomization description: Two districts of Punjab will be randomly selected on the basis of high literacy and low literacy rate. At first stage, the list of the tehsils will be prepared for all the rural areas of selected districts and then one tehsil will be selected through simple random sampling. Moreover, in next stage, a list will be prepared for all the union councils of selected tehsils. Then, 1/4th union councils will be selected through lottery method. One participant will be selected per house using simple random sampling by balloting from selected union councils. Eligible women will be divided equally in Intervention and control groups by using table of random numbers. N/A Condition 1: Cervical Cancer Prevention. Condition 2: Cervix Cancer Screening. Intervention 1: Intervention group: A structured health education will be given to the intervention group respondents about cervical cancer awareness and its screening. There will be lecture method and a video will be shown to the participants. Education material will consist of: what is cervical cancer its sign symptoms and risk factors? How is HPV transmitted? HPV screening and prevention methods, what increases or decreases the risk of developing cervical cancer, what is a Pap test and how to schedule a Pap test and follow up on the results, and what does an abnormal Pap test result mean. The women will be educated in batches (29) each. Each batch will be trained for one day over a 2 hour period from 1000 to 1200 hours. Health Education sessions will last for 5 days. Intervention 2: Control group: The control group will receive usual care. This group also receive health education on cervical cancer and its screening after post intervention activities. No - There is not a plan to make this available Justification or reason for not sharing IPD is There is no further information
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Lahore Pakistan 54000 +92 42 35321761 smrmep@gmail.com The University of Lahore Pakistan Pakistan Married, age from 15-70 years and they are willing to participate in the study. Women of rural community No prior hysterectomy No pap smear test within last three year 15 years 70 years Female Already diagnosed with any type of cancer Any family member diagnosed with cancer All the woman who will be pregnant, hospitalized or diagnosed with any critical health situation HIV positive or on immunosuppressive treatments All those who refused to participate in this study D06 Z01.4 Carcinoma in situ of cervix uteri Encounter for gynecological examination Prevention Prevention Intervention group: A structured health education will be given to the intervention group respondents about cervical cancer awareness and its screening. There will be lecture method and a video will be shown to the participants. Education material will consist of: what is cervical cancer its sign symptoms and risk factors? How is HPV transmitted? HPV screening and prevention methods, what increases or decreases the risk of developing cervical cancer, what is a Pap test and how to schedule a Pap test and follow up on the results, and what does an abnormal Pap test result mean. The women will be educated in batches (29) each. Each batch will be trained for one day over a 2 hour period from 1000 to 1200 hours. Health Education sessions will last for 5 days. Control group: The control group will receive usual care. This group also receive health education on cervical cancer and its screening after post intervention activities. Cervical cancer prevention. Timepoint: Before and after eight weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Measurement will be done by using a questionnaire consisting of demographic variables, knowledge, attitude and perception variables. Cervical Cancer Screening (Pap Smear). Timepoint: Before and after 8 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: By performing pap smear test. Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore Approved 2020-03-02 Ethics committee of The University of Lahore 1 - KM Defence Road, Lahore Lahore Punjab Pakistan